Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

<< Canto 11, General History >>
<< 7 - Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava >>

<< VERSE 22 >>

eka-dvi-tri-catuṣ-pādo
bahu-pādas tathāpadaḥ
bahvyaḥ santi puraḥ sṛṣṭās
tāsāṁ me pauruṣī priyā

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

In this world there are many kinds of created bodies — some with one leg, others with two, three, four or more legs, and still others with no legs — but of all these, the human form is actually dear to Me.

PURPORT

The ultimate purpose of material creation is to facilitate the return of the conditioned souls back home, back to Godhead. Since this redemption of the conditioned souls is especially possible in the human form of life, naturally this form is particularly dear to the compassionate Personality of Godhead.

Donate to Bhaktivedanta Library